Communityhttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/default.aspxTechSoup Community7.x ProductionForum Post: QuickBooks Premier Editions 2017http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/f/20/t/41816.aspxFri, 09 Dec 2016 14:47:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:f7a6d44b-237b-4f79-913b-f430bf44948aOnicris Hi @all, anyone knows how to get an International Version of the QuickBooks Premier 2017 (Product ID: G-41874 )? I need a 3 Licence Version with English/Spanish to run the application in the US and the Dominican Republic. The Product description doesn't give any indication whether the Donation of Intuit is the Online or Desktop Version and I'm unclear how to get the International Version. For the moment I'm hesitating to start the purchase process. Thanks for any help in advance! Rgds. Juergen Forum Post: Luke Lonergan San Franciscohttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/f/20/t/41815.aspxFri, 09 Dec 2016 09:10:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:1386a18b-c46e-4840-a00d-c92291276996LukeLonergan Looking for the basics of Azure Resource Manager so you can visit website http://lukelonergan.com/ Forum Post: Tableau Onlinehttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/f/107/t/41814.aspxThu, 08 Dec 2016 23:21:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:c777bf8f-691c-4596-98fa-0dbe799a3699JJOMalley Tableau Desktop is a great help to our organization. Being able to publish public health data online for everyone to see would be an enormous benefit. Would love to see Tableau Online featured here as well! Blog Post: 5 Best Year-End Giving Practices Proven To Raise More Moneyhttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/b/tsblog/archive/2016/12/08/5-best-year-end-giving-practices-proven-to-raise-more-money.aspxThu, 08 Dec 2016 21:19:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:7dea1de3-441b-4316-ac37-0379bef2f1afCandace_Cody There's a certain crispness in the air. You know what that means — it means end-of-year giving is in full swing. While everyone else is planning holiday gifts, fundraising professionals are in the middle of our busiest time. The last three months of the year are the season for giving; many nonprofits receive a major percentage of their funds during this time . At CauseVox, we've figured out some best practices to help you get the most out of this generous season. 1. Focus On Peer-to-Peer Peer-to-peer fundraising empowers your supporters to reach out to their networks on your behalf. This expands your reach, while deepening the connection your supporters feel to your organization. A peer-to-peer fundraising strategy has benefits year-round, but it's particularly useful during the end of the year. Most organizations are fundraising this time of the year —you're not the only organization sending appeals. A personal ask from a friend cuts through the chatter, and provides an opportunity to give that feels human and connected to the larger community. 2. Make Donating Easy The truth is, everyone is busy this time of year, not just fundraising professionals. That's why it's important to make sure that donating to your organization isn't stressful. If your supporters have to hunt for your address to send you a check, or navigate through multiple clicks on your website, you risk frustrating and losing them. Take a look at your online fundraising, or better yet, ask a friend to try to make a small donation. Is making a donation simple and intuitive? You really can't be too obvious — a big DONATE button does the job really well. 3. Keep Your Direct Mail Program You've probably come across at least one triumphant declaration that direct mail is dead, and we are now living in a fully digital fundraising world. Don't throw out those envelopes just yet, though, because research suggests otherwise. Direct mail still works. It has a 10 to 20 percent higher response rate than email, according to TECHi . The Direct Marketing Association reports that 79 percent of consumers act on direct mail right away, whereas only 45 percent act immediately on email. That's too great a response rate to ignore. 4. Stay in Touch It's easy to get lost in the shuffle in the end of the year — it's hard to sustain anyone's attention. No one wants to be a pest or a spammer, but keeping in regular contact with your supporters during this time is a good thing to do. A short email once a week in December isn't too much — it's very likely that at least one of them will get entirely missed. To determine your optimal email frequency, try this five-step test. Your "thank yous" are part of the conversation with your donors, too. Keeping up with your acknowledgements during this period is extra-important, because nobody likes getting a second appeal when they haven't been thanked for their first donation. 5. Keep Going Until January 1 We often connect year-end generosity to Christmas, so it's tempting to think everything's over on December 25. In reality, giving continues right up until midnight on December 31, thanks to potential tax deductions. In fact, on the last three days of the year, donations spike — 12 percent of annual giving happens in those 72 hours . Because we know many people wait until the last minute to make a gift, it makes sense to remind them December 29 to 31. Make sure your year-end fundraising strategy includes these crucial days. Learn More About Fundraising Check out the CauseVox blog for more year-end fundraising tips . What About You? What are you doing to prepare for your year-end fundraising? What was the best thing you did last year? About the Author Candace is the lead customer service advocate at CauseVox . Passionate about helping nonprofits, she works to empower CauseVox users on crowdfunding best practices and curates the latest fundraising insights on the CauseVox blog. Image 1 : Liz West / CC BY Image 2: Candace Cody Image 3: Breast Cancer Action Image 4 : Andrew Taylor / CC BY Image 5: Candace Cody spanhidden Comment on Recording Bounced Checks in QuickBookshttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/b/tsblog/archive/2013/09/30/recording-bounced-checks-in-quickbooks.aspxThu, 08 Dec 2016 19:34:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:aec700e1-fbc0-4f59-84a9-5f189758b628JuanApplegate Here is the link: https://www.checkomatic.com/ Comment on Recording Bounced Checks in QuickBookshttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/b/tsblog/archive/2013/09/30/recording-bounced-checks-in-quickbooks.aspxThu, 08 Dec 2016 19:33:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:b7a9183b-6e8a-4ec5-8fa6-f6a6cb77de38JuanApplegate Quickbooks accounting software has Bounced Check button which usually recorded each past transaction. By simply clicking on the button you can identify the status of check. This software eliminates our dependency on banks for getting checks to pay. You can order the Quickbooks computer checks on a website checkomatic according to your own preferences. Remember, a bounced check must be from a client where accounts receivable has been used. Forum Post: RE: New to Techsouphttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/f/19/p/41802/136073.aspx#136073Thu, 08 Dec 2016 16:40:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:ad8b3f56-9695-4aab-a187-11fb725b4dc9Mark_W Welcome to TechSoup Wayne! Sounds like you are doing some interesting things. Is there anything you are struggling with as you spin up your program? Forum Post: Volunteer website designer neededhttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/f/28/t/41803.aspxWed, 07 Dec 2016 18:57:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:c3c01798-cbb0-4987-a6df-04456a82f3c6SaveAslave SaveAslave.com needs a volunteer web designer to improve website. The website reader can submits any kind of video. news, article but must have a report button for deletion Forum Post: New to Techsouphttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/f/19/t/41802.aspxWed, 07 Dec 2016 18:43:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:9c5068d0-9f23-44a6-9686-297c73c0f0dewabutler Hello, I am Wayne Butler a church treasurer and a Affiliate Director for Youth for Christ here in Wyoming. We are launching a NEW mentoring program where leaders of the community volunteer to mentor our kids with vocational skills. We will cover everything from changing a flat tire to welding and automotive finishing. We will also cover everything construction related from changing a light bulb to installing a roof. Thanks for your support! Forum Post: digital archiving serviceshttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/f/107/t/41801.aspxWed, 07 Dec 2016 17:41:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:f8f86f73-4520-4a98-92ea-cfc58aad9ea6SausalitoHistoricalSociety We are a historical society and need digital archiving services to preserve our large photos, artwork, posters, maps, etc. If you know of any such service, please let me know at info@sausalitohistoricalsociety.org Thanks Comment on How to Back Up Your iPhone or iPadhttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/b/tsblog/archive/2013/01/07/how-to-backup-your-iphone-and-ipad.aspxWed, 07 Dec 2016 15:04:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:82364b7c-4191-443e-8b82-38230810259dcosimama follow this guide to backup iPhone data or iPad data to Mac/PC easily. www.recoveryiphone.net/.../back-up-iphone-ipad-data-to-pc-mac.html Comment on Five Task Manager Apps to Make Your Work Day Easier http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/b/tsblog/archive/2014/02/25/five-task-manager-apps-make-your-work-day-easier.aspxWed, 07 Dec 2016 10:01:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:747b3ec2-6b35-485b-8aa0-930ce2763f01Yann I just started using Todoist. Pretty powerful task manager with lots of features. It's worth pointing out that Todoist now offers collaboration features, such as sharing tasks with other people, which you can do even in the free version. Another excellent task manager app is TickTick: https://ticktick.com I've tried quite a few task managers over the years. Some of these apps are a bit complicated to use or not very user friendly, which make them poor choices for me. Yet others seem too basic or missing some key features, such as the ability to assign labels or contexts to tasks. Bottom line is that choosing the right app in this area can take some trial and error, until you find the right one that fits your needs. But I think Todoist and TickTick are two of the best ones right now. I recommend checking them out! Comment on A Special Message Regarding the Dell Affiliate Programhttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/b/tsblog/archive/2016/03/09/a-special-message-regarding-the-dell-affiliate-program.aspxWed, 07 Dec 2016 02:14:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:5745dcf9-d06f-43f1-9f47-0a34bb9a1959WilliamHWood I love this discount. It has saved us an additional $100 per PC. Great savings! Forum Post: RE: What do I need to set up web server?http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/f/24/p/41735/136065.aspx#136065Wed, 07 Dec 2016 02:02:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:3f9c3357-566c-4aae-82bd-451bac403340musella I moved my person website to LUCEE and so far it looks good. It worked with no changes from using coldfusion. I also used the free edition of sql server express and it also worked. It might be all I need so I do not need to buy a sql server license. So I think all I need it one windows server CAL for each core Of course everything is encrypted but if anyone breaks into the server, they can get the keys. I actually worked at an ISP many years ago, and we would routinely have to look into strangers' web code to see why the servers were crashing - and had access to every piece of data for many websites. It should attract less attention. It will only have 3 websites (all related)... if a commercial server has say 300 sites, if any of them are targeted, the computer is compromised. The data we have is not useful to most crooks, we do not have credit card data or social security numbers. Blog Post: 7 Things Foundations Might Not Know About TechSouphttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/b/tsblog/archive/2016/12/06/7-things-foundations-might-not-know-about-techsoup.aspxWed, 07 Dec 2016 02:01:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:04aa59ec-94a0-4a82-99b2-09a516d6399bjimlynch TechSoup has a lot to offer foundations, but the majority of foundations don't know it! Here are seven ways TechSoup is benefiting philanthropy. See what we can do for your foundation! 1. Most TechSoup Products Are Now Open to Nonprofit Foundations In 2012 , IT product donations started to open up to nonprofit foundations. By far the majority of the 90,000 public, private, and independent foundations in the U.S. are nonprofit and now eligible for most of TechSoup's product donations and discounts. You can check your eligibility to find out what your foundation can request. Under the Type of Organization pull-down list, choose Other Purposes and Activities , and then choose your foundation type. 2. Nearly 4,000 Foundations Are Already Using TechSoup Thousands of nonprofit foundations are now using TechSoup for IT product discounts and donations. The savings to them is so substantial that it frees up operating budgets for other things. See How Carnegie Corporation of New York Got Microsoft Donations Through TechSoup . 3. The Top Product Donations That Foundations Choose These are foundations' current favorites: Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Office 365 (it's free for the Business Essentials and Enterprise One versions) Microsoft Office 2016 (for PC or Mac) Symantec Norton Small Business Security Suite Adobe Creative Cloud Tableau for data visualization DocuSign NetSuite for online accounting, ERP, and CRM New Dell discounted laptops Each donation program has specific rules about the type of organization that can participate. For example, DocuSign is available to nonprofit foundations with operating budgets under $1 million. 4. TechSoup Product Donations Can Save Foundations 80 to 90 Percent When foundations save on IT acquisition costs, that frees up more grantmaking money. TechSoup has more than 100 product donors and discounters that cover large variety of IT needs — both hardware and software. So it's possible for foundations to cut IT expenses substantially. A large portion of TechSoup products are donated and so have small admin fees. Other products are on a discount basis, and have somewhat higher admin fees. The admin fees help to cover TechSoup's operations costs. 5. Foundations and Their Grantees Can Afford to Have Many of the Same IT Tools Having the same tools means foundations and their grantees can work together better. TechSoup has a number of cloud-based donor partners that offer collaboration platforms to ease communications and data sharing between grantmakers and grantees. 6. Our NGOsource Program Makes International Grantmaking Feasible Grantmaking outside of the U.S. used to be complicated and expensive, but thanks to the NGOsource program, those days are over. NGOsource is a project of the Council on Foundations and TechSoup. It simplifies the task of evaluating whether a non-U.S. organization is the equivalent of a U.S. public charity — a process known as equivalency determination. The process for clearing an NGO to receive a grant is much faster and much less expensive than it used to be — starting at $250 per equivalency determination . 7. TechSoup Works to Empower All of Philanthropy So That Both Foundations and Their Grantees Have the Tools They Need to Do Their Best Work TechSoup's expanded product donations and discounts plus our array of validation solutions provides services for grantmakers and nonprofits. We also provide those services to governments and companies interested in verifying that organizations are eligible for support before offering in-kind gifts, employee giving, charity sales, or cash grants. In addition, TechSoup provides free technology knowledge resources and tips through our blog , webinars , forums , and articles and how-tos . We also recently started offering online courses , some of which are free. Sign up for our newsletters to stay current. spanhidden Forum Post: RE: Need Help With Team Viewerhttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/f/20/p/41800/136064.aspx#136064Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:16:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:01e58be8-6626-446b-a26c-bccb590dbab6Yann Hi Madeline, You might wish to post about your problem at the TeamViewer Community Forum . You can get help there even if you're on the free version. Forum Post: RE: Need Help With Team Viewerhttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/f/20/p/41800/136063.aspx#136063Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:46:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:fd5d0251-b4bd-4433-a399-26d4b10eba26rweiner Madeline, As Christian said, can you be specific about the problem? Forum Post: RE: Need Help With Team Viewerhttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/f/20/p/41800/136062.aspx#136062Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:25:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:dfef80e0-5a1b-4d98-b417-a858308c95aeChristian_SEO If the software is not working correctly, you should be able to contact the company and get help. They should understand that if it doesn't work then you are never going to pay for it. Your other option is to post a message here with the problem you are having and maybe one of us can help. Christian Forum Post: RE: What do I need to set up web server?http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/f/24/p/41735/136061.aspx#136061Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:10:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:18f6865d-1822-47d8-9cff-25d090d078c6Christian_SEO I understand your concerns and agree that you need to be careful with the personal information of your users. My only comment is that your web server may be more vulnerable to hacking since it won't be maintained in the same manner as a commercial web server. And since your server is not a larger commercial server with many site, it may actually attract more attention because of that fact. With either solution I would encourage you to consider encrypting the personal information to make it more difficult for outsiders to do anything with it, should they get access. I am going to guess that you need a CAL for each physical core a server has. I don't think you need a CAL for a web server. Lucee sounds interesting - I was not aware there were open source versions of ColdFusion. If that is what you know then I am sure you will want to stick with it. But if not you should consider moving to Linux / Apache / PHP/ MySQL. Comment on Supporting Nonprofit Tech Educators Across the Globehttp://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/b/tsblog/archive/2016/12/02/supporting-nonprofit-tech-educators-across-the-globe.aspxTue, 06 Dec 2016 17:57:00 GMTcaa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:4b7b5d49-cb10-4273-8e58-670db7419f6bspeechhearing "Great article".This gives me more information about this topic.As a staff of a href=" shabdhaclinic.com/" speech and hearing clinic kottayam /a , like to share few points.We are lucky people, because God blessed we with no disabilities. There are people with speech and hearing disabilities. 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